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Biography information for Baroness Northover

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<p>Before the military operation in North Waziristan which started in June 2014, the
UK had provided £7 million to support internally displaced people in Northern Pakistan.
This helped 400,000 people access safe water and sanitation; supplied 150,000 people
with food packages; and supported over 6,000 families to rebuild their livelihoods.</p><p>
</p><p><br> Since the beginning of the current military operation an additional one
million people have registered as displaced. In response to this the UK has provided
a further £4.7 million. This will support some of the most vulnerable people who have
been identified by our partners in a joint assessment run by the UN and the Government
of Pakistan. We remain in close contact with the Federal Government of Pakistan, the
Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all of our partners, including the
EU, to ensure an efficient, coordinated response.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to coordinate financial
and material aid from the European Union and the United Nations to help internally
displaced persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

<p>Before the military operation in North Waziristan which started in June 2014, the
UK had provided £7 million to support internally displaced people in Northern Pakistan.
This helped 400,000 people access safe water and sanitation; supplied 150,000 people
with food packages; and supported over 6,000 families to rebuild their livelihoods.</p><p>
</p><p><br> Since the beginning of the current military operation an additional one
million people have registered as displaced. In response to this the UK has provided
a further £4.7 million. This will support some of the most vulnerable people who have
been identified by our partners in a joint assessment run by the UN and the Government
of Pakistan. We remain in close contact with the Federal Government of Pakistan, the
Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all of our partners, including the
EU, to ensure an efficient, coordinated response.</p><p> </p>

<p>We are monitoring the humanitarian situation in the aftermath of the floods in
both India Administered Kashmir and Pakistan Administered Kashmir. We have not received
a request from either government for assistance, but are in close contact with relevant
partners in both countries.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Kingdom intends to ensure that at the
London Conference on Afghanistan, due to take place on 24–25 November, Afghan women
in attendance will be able fully to participate in the Conference’s deliberations.

<p>As co-hosts of the London Conference on Afghanistan (LCA), the UK government has
agreed the overall invitation list in partnership with the Afghan Government. However,
decisions on civil society attendees have been made by Afghanistan civil society themselves
(rather than the UK or Afghan Government) through a democratic process in Kabul. At
least 45% of these elected, sponsored attendees are Afghan women who are scheduled
to contribute fully to the civil society event and its outcomes<em>. </em>The make-up
of the official Afghan government delegation is for the Afghans themselves to decide,
however we will be encouraging them to ensure that this includes female Afghan representatives.</p><p>
</p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider issuing visas in Kabul
for civil society representatives who wish to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan
in November and whose funding is not provided by the United Kingdom.

<p>Invited guests of the British Government will have their visa applications facilitated
by our Embassy in Kabul for the London Conference on Afghanistan. This includes individuals
invited to Government sponsored “associated” events. For other side events not sponsored
by the Government, visas will be handled by the UK visa offices in Islamabad and New
Delhi. We are liaising with the organisers of these events to ensure that the process
is as straightforward as possible.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why North Korea is not one of the countries that the
Department for International Development has prioritised for the funding of journalistic
training for escapees; whether, in considering the allocation of resources, it considered
that country’s media environment; and whether the Department for International Development
is considering extending its funding to groups run by North Korean refugees that broadcast
information into that country.

<p>DFID does not have a bilateral programme with North Korea. In the Financial Year
2014/15 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Human Rights and Democracy Programme
is funding a project delivered by the Thomson Foundation titled ‘Inside Out: Working
in North Korea to connect its journalists to the Internet world’, which aims to give
North Korean journalists a greater understanding of freedom of expression and using
the internet to express it.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial and material aid they have given
to Pakistan in total to deal with the situation affecting internally displaced persons
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

<p>Before the military operation in North Waziristan which started in June 2014, the
UK had provided £7 million to support internally displaced people in Northern Pakistan.
This helped 400,000 people access safe water and sanitation; supplied 150,000 people
with food packages; and supported over 6,000 families to rebuild their livelihoods.</p><p>
</p><p><br> Since the beginning of the current military operation an additional one
million people have registered as displaced. In response to this the UK has provided
a further £4.7 million. This will support some of the most vulnerable people who have
been identified by our partners in a joint assessment run by the UN and the Government
of Pakistan. We remain in close contact with the Federal Government of Pakistan, the
Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all of our partners, including the
EU, to ensure an efficient, coordinated response.</p><p> </p>

<p>Before the military operation in North Waziristan which started in June 2014, the
UK had provided £7 million to support internally displaced people in Northern Pakistan.
This helped 400,000 people access safe water and sanitation; supplied 150,000 people
with food packages; and supported over 6,000 families to rebuild their livelihoods.</p><p>
</p><p><br> Since the beginning of the current military operation an additional one
million people have registered as displaced. In response to this the UK has provided
a further £4.7 million. This will support some of the most vulnerable people who have
been identified by our partners in a joint assessment run by the UN and the Government
of Pakistan. We remain in close contact with the Federal Government of Pakistan, the
Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all of our partners, including the
EU, to ensure an efficient, coordinated response.</p><p> </p>

<p>Despite generally good aggregate cereal harvests for the fourth consecutive year
in 2014/15, 16 million people remain chronically food insecure and highly vulnerable
to production shocks. The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation/ World Food Programme
Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic people’s Republic of Korea,
2013, reported an estimated uncovered food deficit of 40,000 tonnes for that marketing
year. The report stated that the food security situation remained similar to previous
years with most households having borderline poor food consumption.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make representations to the European
Commission to ensure that European Union policy and practice enable women and girls
raped during the armed conflict in Syria to have access to safe abortions in accordance
with international humanitarian law.

<p>The UK is in regular dialogue with other EU bilateral donors and the European Commission
to protect and promote women’s and girls’ access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive
health services. This includes safe abortion services in line with our policy on safe
and unsafe abortion. The UK remains one of only a handful of international donors
willing to tackle this highly sensitive issue.</p><p> </p>